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1 plunge
1. verb1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) lanzarse, zambullirse, tirarse de cabeza2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) clavar, meter
2. noun(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) zambullida, chapuzón- plunger- take the plunge
plunge vb1. zambullir / sumergir2. caer / precipitarsethe car went off the road and plunged into the sea el coche se salió de la carretera y se precipitó al martr[plʌnʤ]1 (dive) zambullida, chapuzón nombre masculino2 (fall) caída, descenso2 (drop - prices etc) caer en picado, desplomarse3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL cabecear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take the plunge dar el paso decisivo1) immerse: sumergir2) thrust: hundir, clavarplunge vi1) dive: zambullirse (en el agua)2) : meterse precipitadamente o violentamentethey plunged into war: se enfrascaron en una guerrahe plunged into depression: cayó en la depresión3) descend: descender en picadathe road plunges dizzily: la calle desciende vertiginosamenteplunge n1) dive: zambullida f2) drop: descenso m abruptothe plunge in prices: el desplome de los preciosn.• derrumbamiento s.m.• zambullida s.f.• zampuzo s.m.v.• arrojar v.• hundir v.• sumergir v.• zambullir v.
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1. plʌndʒa) (immerse, thrust)to plunge something INTO something — \<\<into liquid\>\> sumergir* or meter algo en algo
she plunged the knife into his heart — le hundió or le clavó el cuchillo en el corazón
b) (into state, condition)
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vi2)a) ( slope downward steeply) \<\<road/path\>\> descender* bruscamenteb) ( drop) \<\<price/temperature/popularity\>\> caer* en picada or (Esp) en picado, desplomarse
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a) ( in water) zambullida f, chapuzón mto take the plunge — ( take a risk) arriesgarse*, jugarse* el todo por el todo; ( get married) casarse, dar* el paso
b) ( fall) caída fc) (of price, value) caída f; ( of temperature) descenso m[plʌndʒ]shares took a plunge — las acciones cayeron en picada or (Esp) en picado
1. N1) (=dive) (from bank etc) salto m ; (under water) zambullida f ; (by professional diver) inmersión f ; (=bathe) baño m2) (fig) [of currency etc] caída f repentina, desplome m- take the plunge3) * (=rash investment) inversión f arriesgada2. VT1) (=immerse) sumergir, hundir ( into en)2) (=thrust) arrojar3) (fig)New York was suddenly plunged into darkness — Nueva York se encontró de repente sumida en la oscuridad
3. VI1) (=dive) arrojarse, tirarse; (into water) lanzarse, zambullirse2) (=fall) caer, hundirse; [road, cliff] precipitarsehe plunged from a fifth storey window — (=threw himself) se arrojó desde una ventana del quinto piso; (=fell) cayó desde una ventana del quinto piso
the aircraft plunged into the sea off Dover — el avión cayó al or se precipitó en el mar a la altura de Dover
3) [ship] cabecear; [horse] corcovear4) [share prices, currency etc] desplomarse5) (fig) (=rush) lanzarse, precipitarsehe plunged into a monologue on Plato — se puso a soltar or emprendió un monólogo sobre Platón
4.CPDplunge pool N — (in sauna) piscina f de contraste
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1. [plʌndʒ]a) (immerse, thrust)to plunge something INTO something — \<\<into liquid\>\> sumergir* or meter algo en algo
she plunged the knife into his heart — le hundió or le clavó el cuchillo en el corazón
b) (into state, condition)
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vi2)a) ( slope downward steeply) \<\<road/path\>\> descender* bruscamenteb) ( drop) \<\<price/temperature/popularity\>\> caer* en picada or (Esp) en picado, desplomarse
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a) ( in water) zambullida f, chapuzón mto take the plunge — ( take a risk) arriesgarse*, jugarse* el todo por el todo; ( get married) casarse, dar* el paso
b) ( fall) caída fc) (of price, value) caída f; ( of temperature) descenso mshares took a plunge — las acciones cayeron en picada or (Esp) en picado
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2 mourning
1) (grief shown eg because of someone's death.) luto, duelo2) (black or dark-coloured clothes suitable for a mourner: She was wearing mourning.) lutomourning n lutotr['mɔːnɪŋ]1 luto, duelo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in mourning for somebody estar de luto por alguiento be dressed in mourning ir vestido,-a de lutoto go into mourning ponerse de lutomourning ['mornɪŋ] n: duelo m, luto madj.• de luto adj.• plañidero, -a adj.n.• duelo s.m.• enlutado s.m.• luto s.m.'mɔːrnɪŋ, 'mɔːnɪŋmass noun (action, period) duelo m, luto mto be in mourning for somebody — estar* de luto por alguien, guardar luto por alguien
['mɔːnɪŋ]to go into/come out of mourning — ponerse* de/quitarse el luto
1.N luto m, duelo m ; (=dress) luto mto be in mourning (for sb) — estar de luto or duelo (por algn)
2.CPDmourning clothes NPL — luto m
* * *['mɔːrnɪŋ, 'mɔːnɪŋ]mass noun (action, period) duelo m, luto mto be in mourning for somebody — estar* de luto por alguien, guardar luto por alguien
to go into/come out of mourning — ponerse* de/quitarse el luto
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